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Delhi Roads Get QR Codes For Real-Time Road Project Data, Public Feedback
- Monday March 23, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh
Display boards will be placed at prominent public locations such as bus shelters, major intersections, and high-footfall areas within seven days of the completion of road work.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Drainage Plan Promises Flood-Free, Sustainable Delhi
- Saturday September 13, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ishika Verma
Delhi may soon have a long-term answer to its waterlogging woes. The city government has cleared a futuristic Storm Water Drainage Master Plan, prepared by the Public Works Department (PWD), aimed at making the capital more resilient to flooding
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www.ndtv.com
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Engineer Dies By Suicide, Names 2 Seniors For Forcing Her To Clear Fake Bills
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve bills for incomplete work.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Plans To Construct Rs 3,000-Crore Road Over Munak Canal
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ishika Verma, Edited by Mansi Jagani
The Delhi government is planning to construct an elevated road over the Munak Canal, worth Rs 3000 crore, spanning 20 kilometres from Bawana to Inderlok.
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www.ndtv.com
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Goa Minister Resigns From Cabinet As Requested By "Senior Party Members"
- Sunday November 19, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Goa's Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Nilesh Cabral tendered his resignation from the cabinet led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday to make way for the induction of Nuvem MLA, Aleixo Sequeira.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP Officials' Leaves Cancelled To Get Pothole-Free Roads By November 15
- Tuesday November 1, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The Public Works Department (PWD) of Uttar Pradesh has cancelled the leaves of all the department officers for November as chief minister Yogi Adityanath had given an ultimatum to make the state pothole free by November 15.
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www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal Launches Weekly Action Plan To Upgrade Delhi's Roads
- Friday July 8, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi government will implement a weekly action plan under which city roads will be repaired by the MCD, PWD and other civic agencies every week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Contractor Suicide, Karnataka Government's Big Move On All Public Works
- Wednesday April 20, 2022
- Karnataka News | Press Trust of India
In an apparent fallout of the death of a contractor who levelled bribery allegations against a former minister, the Karnataka government has announced forming a commission to clear tender proposals for all public projects worth Rs 50 crore and above.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Public Works Department To Install 3 High-Mast Tricolours By August 15
- Tuesday August 10, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Public Works Department (PWD) will install high-mast Tricolours in East Kidwai Nagar, Rani Bagh and East Vinod Nagar by August 15 to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day, officials said on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mamata Banerjee Takes Fight With Visva Bharati Officials To University Road
- Monday December 28, 2020
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that the Public Works Department (PWD) will take back control of a road near the Visva Bharati University's campus. The 2.9 km long road connects two campuses of the university -- Santiniketan and Sriniketan -- and the university authorities were given possession of it in 2017.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Field Staff Allowed To Take Leave During Monsoon: Delhi Public Works Department
- Sunday June 21, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
In view of the monsoon approaching the city, the Delhi government's Public Works Department has directed that no field staff of its maintenance units will be allowed to take leave during this period without prior approval.
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www.ndtv.com
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Retired Delhi Officers Ordered To Vacate Official Flats Immediately
- Sunday March 8, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
In a stern move, the Delhi government has ordered 87 retired officers and unauthorised occupants to vacate official flats immediately and cough up nearly Rs 4 crore as dues.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government To Deduct Salary Of Negligent Officials Over Pollution
- Friday October 25, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government decided today to deduct a part of salaries of executive engineers of Public Works Department (PWD) and other agencies if they fail to remove construction and demolition waste and garbage from roads and areas under their control.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former Tripura Chief Engineer Arrested Over Rs 600 Crore PWD Scam
- Tuesday October 15, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Tripura Police on Monday arrested a former chief engineer of the state Public Works Department (PWD) for alleged involvement in financial irregularities amounting to Rs 600 crore.
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www.ndtv.com
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Water Conservation Structures To Be Built In Some Areas Across India
- Friday July 12, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
To increase water table in government colonies, the Central Public Works Department will erect water conservation structures, including rainwater harvesting systems, in 136 residential areas across the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Roads Get QR Codes For Real-Time Road Project Data, Public Feedback
- Monday March 23, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh
Display boards will be placed at prominent public locations such as bus shelters, major intersections, and high-footfall areas within seven days of the completion of road work.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Drainage Plan Promises Flood-Free, Sustainable Delhi
- Saturday September 13, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ishika Verma
Delhi may soon have a long-term answer to its waterlogging woes. The city government has cleared a futuristic Storm Water Drainage Master Plan, prepared by the Public Works Department (PWD), aimed at making the capital more resilient to flooding
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www.ndtv.com
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Engineer Dies By Suicide, Names 2 Seniors For Forcing Her To Clear Fake Bills
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
In a handwritten suicide, note the engineer alleged that she had been under intense mental stress due to constant pressure from two senior officials who allegedly forced her to approve bills for incomplete work.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Plans To Construct Rs 3,000-Crore Road Over Munak Canal
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ishika Verma, Edited by Mansi Jagani
The Delhi government is planning to construct an elevated road over the Munak Canal, worth Rs 3000 crore, spanning 20 kilometres from Bawana to Inderlok.
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www.ndtv.com
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Goa Minister Resigns From Cabinet As Requested By "Senior Party Members"
- Sunday November 19, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Goa's Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Nilesh Cabral tendered his resignation from the cabinet led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday to make way for the induction of Nuvem MLA, Aleixo Sequeira.
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www.ndtv.com
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UP Officials' Leaves Cancelled To Get Pothole-Free Roads By November 15
- Tuesday November 1, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
The Public Works Department (PWD) of Uttar Pradesh has cancelled the leaves of all the department officers for November as chief minister Yogi Adityanath had given an ultimatum to make the state pothole free by November 15.
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www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal Launches Weekly Action Plan To Upgrade Delhi's Roads
- Friday July 8, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi government will implement a weekly action plan under which city roads will be repaired by the MCD, PWD and other civic agencies every week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Contractor Suicide, Karnataka Government's Big Move On All Public Works
- Wednesday April 20, 2022
- Karnataka News | Press Trust of India
In an apparent fallout of the death of a contractor who levelled bribery allegations against a former minister, the Karnataka government has announced forming a commission to clear tender proposals for all public projects worth Rs 50 crore and above.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Public Works Department To Install 3 High-Mast Tricolours By August 15
- Tuesday August 10, 2021
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Public Works Department (PWD) will install high-mast Tricolours in East Kidwai Nagar, Rani Bagh and East Vinod Nagar by August 15 to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day, officials said on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mamata Banerjee Takes Fight With Visva Bharati Officials To University Road
- Monday December 28, 2020
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that the Public Works Department (PWD) will take back control of a road near the Visva Bharati University's campus. The 2.9 km long road connects two campuses of the university -- Santiniketan and Sriniketan -- and the university authorities were given possession of it in 2017.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Field Staff Allowed To Take Leave During Monsoon: Delhi Public Works Department
- Sunday June 21, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
In view of the monsoon approaching the city, the Delhi government's Public Works Department has directed that no field staff of its maintenance units will be allowed to take leave during this period without prior approval.
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www.ndtv.com
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Retired Delhi Officers Ordered To Vacate Official Flats Immediately
- Sunday March 8, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
In a stern move, the Delhi government has ordered 87 retired officers and unauthorised occupants to vacate official flats immediately and cough up nearly Rs 4 crore as dues.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government To Deduct Salary Of Negligent Officials Over Pollution
- Friday October 25, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government decided today to deduct a part of salaries of executive engineers of Public Works Department (PWD) and other agencies if they fail to remove construction and demolition waste and garbage from roads and areas under their control.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former Tripura Chief Engineer Arrested Over Rs 600 Crore PWD Scam
- Tuesday October 15, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Tripura Police on Monday arrested a former chief engineer of the state Public Works Department (PWD) for alleged involvement in financial irregularities amounting to Rs 600 crore.
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www.ndtv.com
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Water Conservation Structures To Be Built In Some Areas Across India
- Friday July 12, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
To increase water table in government colonies, the Central Public Works Department will erect water conservation structures, including rainwater harvesting systems, in 136 residential areas across the country.
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www.ndtv.com